Swimming in a swirling haze
Of reminders and deadlines
And burnt-out days
Sinking
Yet clinging onto every breath
Falling
Into the ever-murkier depths
Alarm bells ringing
A constant cacophony of noise
And all you wish for is
Silence
Yet even in the quiet
The racing/crawling thoughts never stop
Motivation passes by
Overtaking you in the race against time
Satisfaction is elusive
And nothing heals your aching mind
'Tired' doesn't cover it
But it's the only word you know
Stress lurks under the surface
But who is in control?
And if someone asks you
You'll recite the lying lines
Fix the mask with superglue
And insist you're 'fine'
But 'fine' is far from truth
And 'tired' doesn't cover it
You lie somewhere in-between
Falling apart behind the scenes
But if you listen closely
And read between the lines
You'll find the truth slips out
And reality they will find
But it won't make a difference
Unless they travel back in time
For the pages are already burnt
The words long since faded
And your broken mind cannot recall
A time you didn't feel so jaded
And all the rhyming in the world
Cannot change a thing.
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The Dark And Day
PoetryDuality exists in every aspect of our lives. Light and dark, good and bad, pain and pleasure. Our souls are bared through our words, our own duality revealed. || Poetry Anthology || || Awards || 2nd Place in Poetry - Pawsome Awards 2022 © Ethan Embe...
